Uncut Gems
2019USA★ 7.24 pt match
Both films sit with feeling powerless and rage. The world both films live in revolves around poverty and caught between worlds. Both move the same way too, chaotic, bleak, relentless, and erratic.
Climax
2018FranceLanguage: frDirected by Gaspar Noé★ 7
Available in English: subtitled
When a dance troupe is lured to an empty school, a bowl of drug-laced sangria causes their jubilant rehearsal to descend into a dark and explosive nightmare as they try to survive the night—and find who's responsible—before it's too late.
Themes and style
Tone
bleakchaoticsurrealbrutalhaunting
Pacing
slow build to explosionrelentlesserratic
Story
survivalunravelinginvestigation
Emotion
paranoiafeeling powerlessloss of innocenceragefiguring out who you are
Themes
caught between worldsmen and women navigating expectationspoverty
Feel
exhaustinggut punchdiscussion starterquietly haunting
Violence
graphicWhere to watch
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Good Time
2017USA★ 7.23 pt match
What ties these together is feeling powerless. The world both films live in revolves around poverty. Both move the same way too, bleak, chaotic, relentless, and slow build to explosion.